diff --git a/OpenRa.FileFormats/IniFile.cs b/OpenRa.FileFormats/IniFile.cs
index f359098709..cb9234035c 100644
--- a/OpenRa.FileFormats/IniFile.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.FileFormats/IniFile.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.FileFormats
 			}
 		}
 
-		Regex sectionPattern = new Regex( @"\[([^]]*)\]" );
+		Regex sectionPattern = new Regex( @"^\[([^]]*)\]" );
 		Regex entryPattern = new Regex( @"([^=;]+)=([^;]*)" );
 
 		bool ProcessSection( string line )
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ namespace OpenRa.FileFormats
 
 		bool ProcessEntry( string line )
 		{
+			if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(line) || line.StartsWith(";"))
+				return false;
+
 			Match m = entryPattern.Match( line );
 			if( m == null || !m.Success )
 				return false;
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
index 0e9c6c1c3d..ef7ae6b0aa 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/OpenRa.Game.csproj
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <PropertyGroup>
     <Configuration Condition=" '$(Configuration)' == '' ">Debug</Configuration>
     <Platform Condition=" '$(Platform)' == '' ">AnyCPU</Platform>
-    <ProductVersion>8.0.50727</ProductVersion>
+    <ProductVersion>9.0.21022</ProductVersion>
     <SchemaVersion>2.0</SchemaVersion>
     <ProjectGuid>{0DFB103F-2962-400F-8C6D-E2C28CCBA633}</ProjectGuid>
     <OutputType>WinExe</OutputType>
@@ -14,6 +14,21 @@
     <OldToolsVersion>2.0</OldToolsVersion>
     <UpgradeBackupLocation>
     </UpgradeBackupLocation>
+    <PublishUrl>publish\</PublishUrl>
+    <Install>true</Install>
+    <InstallFrom>Disk</InstallFrom>
+    <UpdateEnabled>false</UpdateEnabled>
+    <UpdateMode>Foreground</UpdateMode>
+    <UpdateInterval>7</UpdateInterval>
+    <UpdateIntervalUnits>Days</UpdateIntervalUnits>
+    <UpdatePeriodically>false</UpdatePeriodically>
+    <UpdateRequired>false</UpdateRequired>
+    <MapFileExtensions>true</MapFileExtensions>
+    <ApplicationRevision>0</ApplicationRevision>
+    <ApplicationVersion>1.0.0.%2a</ApplicationVersion>
+    <IsWebBootstrapper>false</IsWebBootstrapper>
+    <UseApplicationTrust>false</UseApplicationTrust>
+    <BootstrapperEnabled>true</BootstrapperEnabled>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Debug|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugSymbols>true</DebugSymbols>
@@ -24,6 +39,7 @@
     <ErrorReport>prompt</ErrorReport>
     <WarningLevel>4</WarningLevel>
     <UseVSHostingProcess>false</UseVSHostingProcess>
+    <AllowUnsafeBlocks>true</AllowUnsafeBlocks>
   </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(Configuration)|$(Platform)' == 'Release|AnyCPU' ">
     <DebugType>pdbonly</DebugType>
@@ -109,6 +125,23 @@
       <Name>OpenRa.TechTree</Name>
     </ProjectReference>
   </ItemGroup>
+  <ItemGroup>
+    <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.2.0">
+      <Visible>False</Visible>
+      <ProductName>.NET Framework 2.0 %28x86%29</ProductName>
+      <Install>true</Install>
+    </BootstrapperPackage>
+    <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.3.0">
+      <Visible>False</Visible>
+      <ProductName>.NET Framework 3.0 %28x86%29</ProductName>
+      <Install>false</Install>
+    </BootstrapperPackage>
+    <BootstrapperPackage Include="Microsoft.Net.Framework.3.5">
+      <Visible>False</Visible>
+      <ProductName>.NET Framework 3.5</ProductName>
+      <Install>false</Install>
+    </BootstrapperPackage>
+  </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <!-- To modify your build process, add your task inside one of the targets below and uncomment it. 
        Other similar extension points exist, see Microsoft.Common.targets.
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Sheet.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Sheet.cs
index a83251f467..15ca490893 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Sheet.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Sheet.cs
@@ -48,5 +48,7 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			get { return bitmap.GetPixel(p.X, p.Y); }
 			set { bitmap.SetPixel(p.X, p.Y, value); }
 		}
+
+		public Bitmap Bitmap { get { return bitmap; } }	// for perf
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/SheetBuilder.cs b/OpenRa.Game/SheetBuilder.cs
index 4cd75bab5a..65885109e9 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/SheetBuilder.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/SheetBuilder.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public static Sprite Add(byte[] src, Size size)
 		{
 			Sprite rect = AddImage(size);
-			Util.CopyIntoChannel(rect, src);
+			//Util.CopyIntoChannel(rect, src);
+			Util.FastCopyIntoChannel(rect, src);
 			return rect;
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Sprite.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Sprite.cs
index 52a29b5cf7..5aa690b4aa 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Sprite.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Sprite.cs
@@ -10,30 +10,23 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 		public readonly Rectangle bounds;
 		public readonly Sheet sheet;
 		public readonly TextureChannel channel;
+		public readonly RectangleF uv;
 
 		internal Sprite(Sheet sheet, Rectangle bounds, TextureChannel channel)
 		{
 			this.bounds = bounds;
 			this.sheet = sheet;
 			this.channel = channel;
-		}
 
-		RectangleF TextureCoords
-		{
-			get
-			{
-				return new RectangleF(
+			uv = new RectangleF(
 					(float)(bounds.Left + 0.5f) / sheet.Size.Width,
 					(float)(bounds.Top + 0.5f) / sheet.Size.Height,
 					(float)(bounds.Width) / sheet.Size.Width,
 					(float)(bounds.Height) / sheet.Size.Height);
-			}
 		}
 
 		public float2 MapTextureCoords(float2 p)
 		{
-			RectangleF uv = TextureCoords;
-
 			return new float2(
 				p.X > 0 ? uv.Right : uv.Left,
 				p.Y > 0 ? uv.Bottom : uv.Top);
@@ -42,9 +35,9 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 
 	public enum TextureChannel
 	{
-		Red,
-		Green,
-		Blue,
-		Alpha,
+		Red = 0,
+		Green = 1,
+		Blue = 2,
+		Alpha = 3,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRa.Game/Util.cs b/OpenRa.Game/Util.cs
index e21fa32202..3fe24ef36a 100644
--- a/OpenRa.Game/Util.cs
+++ b/OpenRa.Game/Util.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using System.Text;
 using OpenRa.FileFormats;
 using System.Drawing;
 using System.IO;
+using System.Drawing.Imaging;
 
 namespace OpenRa.Game
 {
@@ -83,29 +84,47 @@ namespace OpenRa.Game
 			indices.Add((ushort)(offset + 2));
 		}
 
-		public static void CopyIntoChannel(Sprite dest, byte[] src)
+		public static void FastCopyIntoChannel(Sprite dest, byte[] src)
 		{
-			for (int i = 0; i < dest.bounds.Width; i++)
-				for (int j = 0; j < dest.bounds.Height; j++)
+			var bitmap = dest.sheet.Bitmap;
+			BitmapData bits = null;
+			uint[] channelMasks = { 0x00ff0000, 0x0000ff00, 0x000000ff, 0xff000000 };
+			uint mask = channelMasks[(int)dest.channel];
+
+			try
+			{
+				bits = bitmap.LockBits(dest.bounds, ImageLockMode.ReadWrite, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
+
+				int width = dest.bounds.Width;
+				int height = dest.bounds.Height;
+
+				for (int j = 0; j < height; j++)
 				{
-					Point p = new Point(dest.bounds.Left + i, dest.bounds.Top + j);
-					byte b = src[i + dest.bounds.Width * j];
-					dest.sheet[p] = ReplaceChannel(dest.sheet[p], dest.channel, b);
+					unsafe
+					{
+						uint* p = (uint*)(bits.Scan0.ToInt32() + j * bits.Stride);
+						for (int i = 0; i < width; i++, p++)
+							*p = ReplaceChannel(*p, mask, src[i + width * j]);
+					}
 				}
+			}
+			finally
+			{
+				bitmap.UnlockBits(bits);
+			}
 		}
 
-		static Color ReplaceChannel(Color o, TextureChannel channel, byte p)
+		static uint ReplaceChannel(uint o, uint mask, byte p)
 		{
-			switch (channel)
-			{
-				case TextureChannel.Red: return Color.FromArgb(o.A, p, o.G, o.B);
-				case TextureChannel.Green: return Color.FromArgb(o.A, o.R, p, o.B);
-				case TextureChannel.Blue: return Color.FromArgb(o.A, o.R, o.G, p);
-				case TextureChannel.Alpha: return Color.FromArgb(p, o.R, o.G, o.B);
+			uint pp = (uint)p;
 
-				default:
-					throw new ArgumentException();
-			}
+			pp |= pp << 8;	// copy into all channels
+			pp |= pp << 16;
+
+			o &= ~mask;
+			o |= (mask & pp);
+
+			return o;
 		}
 	}
 }